A survey from 2022 found that on average, those in the United States aged under 40 years expected to live up to around 81.3 years, although they wanted to live to be 89.4 years old. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who expected and wanted to live to select ages, by age group.
Percentage of U.S. adults who expected and wanted to live to select ages as of 2022, by age
Original question: "Thinking of your own life expectancy, what age do you think you will live to?
Assuming you could control how long you live, what age would you want to live to?"
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AARP. (June 1, 2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who expected and wanted to live to select ages as of 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
AARP. "Percentage of U.S. adults who expected and wanted to live to select ages as of 2022, by age." Chart. June 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
AARP. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults who expected and wanted to live to select ages as of 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
AARP. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Expected and Wanted to Live to Select Ages as of 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
AARP, Percentage of U.S. adults who expected and wanted to live to select ages as of 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who expected and wanted to live to select ages as of 2022, by age [Graph], AARP, June 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1415021/average-years-expected-and-wanted-to-live-adults-us-by-age/
